Spinal cord injury eased by stem cells

[ChairmanAgnostic]

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1143586212497&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home


"Canadian researchers have used stem cells to repair spinal cord damage in laboratory rats, restoring significant mobility in the animals and bringing the search for a human therapy another step closer.
A team led by Toronto neuroscientist Dr. Michael Fehlings extracted stem cells from adult mice, which were transplanted into rats whose spines had been crushed. The stem cells developed into one type of cell destroyed by the injury — the kind that produces myelin, the insulating layer that cocoons the bundle of nerve fibres that make up the cord."


OK, OK, so all this work with rats will only help members of Congress at the moment. BUt, the promise is there.

My only worry is what biblical reason some jerks on the ultra-right will concoct to try to ban this type of critically important research and potential treatment.

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[KingFlorez]

2. How about you shut up?

Anything that can help the people, the soviet-right seem to be against. Well stem cell research will move forward, because it's what the people need.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. glad I missed the message. Or not.

The Soviet-right - A GRRRRREAT description. It captures their talent, their goals and their actions all in one.

[TahitiNut]

3. R.I.P.

:shrug: